Caladium Bulbs Indoors

A northern or eastern window is usually the best exposure.

Caladium bulbs indoors. Flowering and developing seeds is any flowering plant s priority number one. Most varieties are hardy in u s. Caladiums florida grower of over 40 colorful varieties of premium caladium bulbs and the worlds largest distributor of elephant ears bulbs. How to care for caladium indoors.

Fortunately it is possible to enjoy the same plants next year if you remember to dig up the tubers and bring them indoors to store for the winter. How to store caladium bulbs over winter. Tropical caladiums caladiums spp feature colorful large leaves in shades of green pink red and white. How to start caladiums indoors.

Indoors or out caladiums are a seasonal plant with foliage in the summer and a rest period in the autumn or winter. Just like other perennials that start to perk up and come alive in spring caladium varieties grown indoors will do the same. Make sure that each new tuber section has at least one growing site. At the onset of spring start watering your caladium houseplant once more.

Overwintering caladiums it seems a shame to have such a showy plant only give one season of color. Caladium bulbs are sold in various size grades based on the diameter of the bulb. Tubers of mature caladium can be divided. Humidity is crucial to caladium houseplant care as the tubers are native to south american tropical forests and produce seasonal foliage during the rainy warm season.

That way you need only transfer the plants from the pot to the ground or simply keep them in pots indoors to enjoy their beauty. Fancy leaf caladiums have large heart shaped leaves. Flowers are not caladium s main attraction and they will rarely flower indoors belonging to araceae family its flowers have typical look similar to other family members as peace lily spathiphyllum or dumb canes dieffenbachia actually in case it does develop a flower the advise is to remove it. Their rest period isn t determined by temperature or light cycle but by how long the plant has been growing.

Lift the bulbs roots and all into a box or take the potted plants from your garden to store them undercover over winter. Care of caladium plants. Store the bulbs in a dry warm place at around 10c 50f to 15c 60f below this the bulbs will get damaged. Indoor caladium plants require a medium light area with protection from midday sun which will scorch the leaves.

To make planting even easier purchase sprouted caladiums in small pots.